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Freckled Goatfish (Upeneus tragula) is also known as the Bar-tail goatfish, Blackband goatfish, Blackstriped goatfish, Darkband goatfish and Spotted goatfish

Freckled Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Freckled Goatfish (Upeneus tragula) is also known as the Bar-tail goatfish, Blackband goatfish, Blackstriped goatfish, Darkband goatfish and Spotted goatfish. They are common in the shallows on sand rub...
Dash-and-Dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is also known as the Dash dot Goatfish

Dash-and-dot Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Dash-and-Dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) is also known as the  Dash dot Goatfish. They are one of the more common goatfish on the Tanzanian coast. They superficially resemble the Longbarbel Goatfis...

Sidespot Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Sidespot Goatfish (Parupeneus pleurostigma) is also known as the  Round-spot Goatfish and the Whitespot Goatfish. They are uncommon on the rubble areas and reefs on the Tanzanian coast and are only occa...
Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidychtys vanicolensis)

Yellowfin Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidychtys vanicolensis) is also known as the Golden banded goatfish and the Goldstripe goatfish. They are not common in Tanzanian coastal waters  and are only occasionally seen. ...
Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)

Doublebar Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Doublebar Goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus) is not common in Tanzanian waters but neither is it rare. Goatfish all have a pair of retractable barbels or feelers that have chemo sensory organs in them t...
Longbarbel Goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus) is also known as the Band-dot goatfish, and Long-barbeled goatfish

Longbarbel Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Longbarbel Goatfish (Parupeneus macronemus) is also known as the  Band-dot goatfish, and Long-barbeled goatfish. They are certainly the most common goatfish in coastal Tanzanian waters. Goatfish all hav...
goldsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)or yellowsaddle goatfish

Goldsaddle Goatfish- Facts and Photographs

Alan Sutton
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The Goldsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) is also known as the  Yellowsaddle goatfish. They are common inhabitants on the rubble areas and reefs on the Tanzanian coast. Goatfish all have a pair of re...